Quote of the Day: “Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country.” – Marquis De Lafayette
Happy Birthday, America! Today is Independence Day in the U.S., the anniversary commemorating the Declaration of Independence, ratified by the new congress on July 4, 1776.
Lafayette was a French military officer who joined George Washington as a general in the American Revolution, the war of independence that inspired him to help ignite the French Revolution at home.
Photo: Frank McKenna, CC license
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